2015 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

2015 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
C-USA West Division champion
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record9–5 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChip Lindsey (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorDavid Duggan (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumM. M. Roberts Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 24 Western Kentucky x$   8 0     12 2  
Middle Tennessee   6 2     7 6  
Marshall   6 2     10 3  
FIU   3 5     5 7  
Old Dominion   3 5     5 7  
Florida Atlantic   3 5     3 9  
Charlotte*   0 8     2 10  
West Division
Southern Miss x   7 1     9 5  
Louisiana Tech   6 2     9 4  
UTSA   3 5     3 9  
UTEP   3 5     5 7  
Rice   3 5     5 7  
North Texas   1 7     1 11  
Championship: Western Kentucky 45, Southern Miss 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * Ineligible for postseason bowl due to transition from FCS
As of January 12, 2015
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the West Division of Conference USA. They were led by third-year head coach Todd Monken and played their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. They finished the season 9–5, 7–1 in C-USA play to be champions of the West Division. They represented the West Division in the Conference USA Football Championship Game where they lost to Western Kentucky. They were invited to the Heart of Dallas Bowl, where they were defeated by Washington.

On January 24, 2016, head coach Todd Monken resigned to become the offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[1] He finished at Southern Miss with a three-year record of 13–25.

  1. ^ "Todd Monken 'couldn't pass up' opportunity with Buccaneers". Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2023.